ry like U. virgata: the tree was too late to reach fruit. I also
gathered a fine Acanthacea, and some good ferns. The north bank of the
Lohit here has the same structure as the south at the Koond, and is
perpendicular. The water of the Lohit is certainly much cooler than any
of the mountain streams. Vast blocks of rock, of many sorts, lie strewed
on the south side; one in particular is quartzose, remarkable for the
indentations on its surface. I here gathered some mosses, and a good
Marchantiacea, very nearly allied to Octoskepos, but culiculate. Pandanus
still continues, as also Marlea, Wallichia, Caryota, and Pentaptera.
Passed several streams, and a pretty fall, the water falling down a cliff
almost perpendicular, about 100 feet high. The Mishmees use the fibres
and _reti_ of Caryota as an ornament to their baskets, from which it
likewise keeps the rain. Wild plantain continues. Our encampment is on
a fine bed of sand.

_Nov_. _7th_.--Rain throughout the night at intervals, and sharp cold in
the morning; we left at 9 A.M. and arrived at our encampment about 12
P.M. The first part of our march was very difficult, it in fact
consisted of crossing a precipice overhanging the Lohit; the difficulty
was increased by the slipperiness occasioned by the rain; no one could
pass some of the places unless aided by ratans fixed to trees, etc. We
came to the Sung river about 12 noon, but were delayed some time in
building a bridge. This river appears to me to be in some places
fordable, but the Mishmees say that it is not; the water is beautifully
clear. The first cane suspended bridge occurs here; I did not fancy it,
although I observed the Mishmees cross, the passage taking barely half a
minute. _Throughout the whole time_ the Mishmees use their legs
and arms, to accelerate or determine their progress; the inclination
caused by the weight is slight. I preferred one of our own erection,
about 100 yards distant from it. The height is not great over the river,
and the width is perhaps thirty yards. The Bourra crossed after some
delay; we were then obliged to make two halts: we followed the Sung down
to its mouth, which is barely 200 yards: its bed is rocky; at its
junction there is a large bay formed, on the N. side of which is a fine
sand bank. The Lohit there runs nearly N. and S., and is excessively
violent in its course, certainly ten miles an hour. The scenery is
pretty, but no hills of great height are seen